A long way to go

Britain announced that it would agree to the cluster bomb treaty and ban the highly dangerous weapons. The BBC posted archived footage of cluster bombs being dropped - and it's scary stuff (unlike other aspects of war? I can't help but add sarcastically ....)

Jakob Kellenberger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross,
said: "Cluster munitions are weapons that never stop killing."

Of course the US is grouped with the delightful nations of Russia, China, India, and Pakistan against such a treaty. How did we get in this position? I guess I shouldn't be so naive - we've always been in this position.

Countries like the US, India, Pakistan and Israel claim such munitions can
be highly useful on the battlefield and want to see the treaty watered
down.

Maybe if (most) of the world signs enough treaties, war will be banned someday ....

Unfortunately, we never stop inventing new ways to kill each other.